YOU ARE AT:TagsSkype

BROWSING: Skype

Device maker to preload handsets with Skype software

LUXEMBOURG-Device manufacturer i-mate will produce handsets preloaded with Skype software, enabling users to make VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) calls out-of-the-box, the companies announced Thursday.The first dual-mode wireless phones to come with the Skype offering, the i-mate PDA2 and PDA2K handsets will make their...

RTX to develop cordless phones for Skype

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-RTX, a wireless product development company, and Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype Technologies S.A. said they have agreed to develop handsets for cordless Internet telephony. The phones would eliminate the need for users to sit in front of their personal computers to...

Global Exploration provides texting software to Skype

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia-Skype users will be able to make calls and send text messages over the Internet through a new product by software developer Global Exploration Inc. Global said it will launch a desktop version of the Voice over Internet Protocol messaging software later...

Skype works to fix mobile VoIP bug

Skype's new mobile voice over Internet Protocol offering is receiving decidedly mixed reviews.Released less than a week ago, Skype for Pocket PC 1.0 allows users of Wi-Fi-enabled personal digital assistants to make calls from any Wi-Fi hot spot. The software expands on Skype's popular...

Skype offers mobile VoIP service

LUXEMBOURG-Internet calling is moving into the mobile realm, as Internet telephony company Skype Technologies announced its service will support calls made over personal digital assistants working on Wi-Fi networks. Skype's announcement comes after Microsoft Corp. added Wi-Fi calling features to its Windows CE operating...